Hacked companies fight back with controversial steps — (Reuters) - Frustrated by their inability to stop sophisticated hacking attacks or use the law to punish their assailants, an increasing number of U.S. companies are taking retaliatory action. — Known in the cyber security industry as …

Public Transit in iOS 6 — By now it is public knowledge that there will be no in-house replacement for routing via public means of transport in iOS 6. Indeed if you hold an iOS 6 phone (that somebody maybe has left in a bar) and you try to plan a route from point A to point B you find …

Files in the cloud: Feature, product or company? — A few months ago, Bill Gurley wrote a post about Benchmark's investment in Dropbox, and why Dropbox's cloud-based file synchronization is a major disruptor. Many disagreed, quoting Steve Jobs' assertion that file sync is a feature, not a product.

Online Tracking Ramps Up — Popularity of User-Tailored Advertising Fuels Data Gathering on Browsing Habits — Online tracking on 50 of the most-visited websites has risen sharply since 2010, driven in part by the rise of online-advertising auctions, according to a new study by data-management company Krux Digital Inc.